Entitlement to service connection for a low back disability [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 1743991


Citation Nr: 1743991 Decision Date: 09/18/17 Archive Date: 10/10/17 DOCKET NO. 14-32 880 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Chicago, Illinois THE ISSUE Entitlement to service connection for a low back disability. ATTORNEY FOR THE BOARD Sara Schinnerer, Counsel INTRODUCTION The Veteran had active service in…

Entitlement to an initial rating in excess of 50 percent disabling for bilateral hearing loss prior [DENIED], and entitlement to a TDIU [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 1743992


Citation Nr: 1743992 Decision Date: 09/18/17 Archive Date: 10/10/17 DOCKET NO. 15-12 049A ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Manila, the Republic of the Philippines THE ISSUES 1. Entitlement to an initial rating in excess of 50 percent disabling for bilateral hearing loss prior to September…

Entitlement to service connection for bilateral hearing loss [GRANTED], and Entitlement to service connection for tinnitus [GRANTED] Citation Nr: 1743993


Citation Nr: 1743993 Decision Date: 09/18/17 Archive Date: 10/10/17 DOCKET NO. 17-13 836 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Indianapolis, Indiana THE ISSUES 1. Whether new and material evidence has been received to reopen the claim of service connection for bilateral hearing loss. 2. Whether new…

Entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities (TDIU rating) [GRANTED] Citation Nr: 1743994


Citation Nr: 1743994 Decision Date: 09/18/17 Archive Date: 10/10/17 DOCKET NO. 16-28 844 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in St. Louis, Missouri THE ISSUE Entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities (TDIU rating). REPRESENTATION Veteran represented by: Veterans of…

Entitlement to compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for liver disease is [DENIED] Citation Nr: 1743995


Citation Nr: 1743995 Decision Date: 09/18/17 Archive Date: 10/10/17 DOCKET NO. 16-05 365 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Houston, Texas THE ISSUE Entitlement to compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 (West 2016) for liver disease, to include cirrhosis of the liver, liver transplant, and terminal…

Entitlement to service connection for a left eye disability [DISMISSED], and Entitlement to compensation pursuant to 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for a left eye disability [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 1743996


Citation Nr: 1743996 Decision Date: 09/18/17 Archive Date: 10/10/17 DOCKET NO. 16-52 481 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Nashville, Tennessee THE ISSUES 1. Entitlement to service connection for a left eye disability. 2. Entitlement to compensation pursuant to 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for a left…

Whether a reduction from 100 to 0 percent for residuals of lung cancer was proper, to include entitlement to a compensable disability rating [100% RATING RESTORED] Citation Nr: 1743997


Citation Nr: 1743997 Decision Date: 09/18/17 Archive Date: 10/10/17 DOCKET NO. 16-46 848 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Seattle, Washington THE ISSUE Whether a reduction from 100 to 0 percent for residuals of lung cancer was proper, to include entitlement to a compensable disability rating.…

Entitlement to service connection for prostate cancer, to include as secondary to herbicide exposure [GRANTED] Citation Nr: 1743998


Citation Nr: 1743998 Decision Date: 09/18/17 Archive Date: 10/10/17 DOCKET NO. 16-57 403 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in New York, New York THE ISSUE Entitlement to service connection for prostate cancer, to include as secondary to herbicide exposure. REPRESENTATION Veteran represented by: New York State…

Entitlement to service connection for a back disability [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 1743999


Citation Nr: 1743999 Decision Date: 09/18/17 Archive Date: 10/10/17 DOCKET NO. 13-23 411 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in North Little Rock, Arkansas THE ISSUE Entitlement to service connection for a back disability. WITNESS AT HEARING ON APPEAL Appellant ATTORNEY FOR THE BOARD A. Barone, Counsel…

Entitlement to an increased rating in excess of 30 percent for PTSD is denied [DENIED] Citation Nr: 1744000


Citation Nr: 1744000 Decision Date: 09/18/17 Archive Date: 10/10/17 DOCKET NO. 13-22 060A ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Houston, Texas THE ISSUE Entitlement to an initial rating in excess of 30 percent for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). REPRESENTATION Appellant represented by: Texas Veterans Commission WITNESS…